I was looking through some missions websites, and came across this daily prayer list for missionaries and their children...it comes from the Covenant World Missions...Covenant is the denomination I belong to, and my home church is Redwood Covenant Church in Santa Rosa, CA...it's a great list (I modified it only slightly), and really hits the areas that are so very important to Si and Me...so please, do pray for us when you think of it. Thank you so much!
How to Pray for Missionaries and Their Kids
For Missionaries:
Sunday
- Relationship with God
- Warm personal devotions
- Growth in spiritual life
- Discernment of God's leading
- Awareness of God's power
- Protection from temptation and sin
Monday
- Physical and Emotional Health
- Physical strength, good health
- Freedom from depression and loneliness
- Wise financial management
- Personal and family safety
- Time to smell the flowers
Tuesday
- Family Life
- Parenting skills, happy children
- Open communication in the home
Wednesday
- Communication
- Fluency in the language, ability to communicate
- Cultural adaptation and understanding
- Relationship with home church
Thursday
- Effective Ministry
- Open doors for witness and evangelism
- Responsive hearers
- Best use of time
Friday
- Relationships with Co-workers
- Honesty and openess
- Affirmation, appreciation of others
- Submission to one another in love
- A sense of humor
Saturday
- Adopted Country
- Political situation and economic conditions
- Issues of wealth and poverty
- Relationship with government, visas
- Spiritual battles
- Strong national church
- Need for new missionaries
For missionaries' children:
Sunday
- Relationship with God
- Acceptance of Christ as personal savior
- Spiritual growth
- Personal devotional life
- Protection from temptation and sin
- Fellowship with other Christian kids and adults
Monday
- Relationship with Family
- Acceptance of parent's call and work
- Open communications with parents
- Love and happiness and trust in the family
- Affirmation received from parents and siblings
Tuesday
- Friends and School
- Dealing well with loneliness, homesickness
- If home schooling, able to learn and sustain interest
- Compatible friends, playmates, activities
Wednesday
- Adopted Country
- Ease in language learning
- Friendships with nationals
- Appreciation of local culture and activities
- Church participation with enjoyment
Thursday
- Safety and Health
- Protection from accidents and diseases
- Protection for dangerous situations
- Peace, stability and integrity of local government
- Ability to trust God when crises arise
Friday
- Home Assignment Years
- Dealing with changes and loss
- Fitting in to school, church
- Finding friends for one year
- Accepting differences between home and field
Saturday
- Re-entry to Home Country
- Choosing the right school, job, or profession
- Resisting temptation
- Handling finances, other matters with maturity
- Overcoming loneliness
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